Luu joins Diplomat executive team
FLINT, Mich. — Martino Luu has been appointed vice president of innovation and process improvement at Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. Luu will work with Diplomat’s business units to carry out evaluations of...
View ArticleMartin retires from Walmart
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Yale Martin, senior category director of O-T-C merchandising at Walmart, has retired after 18 years with the company. In that role, Martin led a team of buyers responsible for...
View ArticleNACDS appoints Rx care manager
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has hired Sara Rubin as manager of pharmacy care. In this position, Rubin will be responsible for supporting the development and...
View ArticleHealth Mart to stress Rx quality measures
SAN FRANCISCO — Health Mart is hosting its second series of town hall meetings, “Pharmacy Quality Measures: Action Steps for Improvement.” The events will be held in 108 cities nationwide through early...
View ArticleFree health screening program expanded by CVS
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is bringing free health screenings to more cities in a major expansion of its Project Health wellness program. Over the next several months CVS will provide about $14...
View ArticleConsumers bullish as holidays near
NEW YORK — With the nation’s economy growing at a solid pace and gasoline prices declining, there is growing sentiment among economists that consumer spending is going to pick up momentum. The signs of...
View ArticleWalgreens makes big bond offer
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Moving another step closer to completing its merger with Alliance Boots GmbH, Walgreen Co. has announced bond offerings in the United States and Europe totaling more than $10 billion....
View ArticleRite Aid ups the ante in health care
CAMP HILL, Pa. — A flurry of moves this month by Rite Aid Corp. further its growth as a retail health care company. First, Rite Aid unveiled plans to pilot walk-in HealthSpot telehealth stations in the...
View ArticlePharmacy charts course in wake of midterm elections
NEW YORK — As the dust settles around the results of the midterm congressional elections, the legislative outlook that emerges from analyzing the results is one that appears favorable to pharmacy even...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act moves back into spotlight
NEW YORK — Drug chains are doing their part to help people with the Affordable Care Act’s second open enrollment, even as the Supreme Court hears a new challenge that could undermine the law. The court...
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